Artist Alley 18+ Pro Table

This application is intended for artists interested in selling fan art or handmade pieces in our 18+ section. If you intend on selling licensed and bulk-produced merchandise, please see our vendor registration information. In order to sell at Anime Weekend Atlanta, you must be approved by AWA. If you are interest in purchasing a table, please fill out our artist application with as much detail as possible. Any omissions or inaccurate information may result in a rejection or delay in the processing of your form. YOU WILL NOT BE CHARGED UNTIL YOU ARE APPROVED. Your card will be charged upon acceptance of your application. To reserve your table for the Anime Weekend Atlanta Artist Alley, please read the information below and sign that you have read and understood all the terms including pricing, policies, and rules. Please feel free to email an questions or comments you have to artistalley@awa-con.com. Please note that you may only submit one Artist Alley application. If more than one  application is found for an artist only the one with the oldest time stamp will be accepted.

Important Artist information

• AWA will be held December 18th- 21st, 2025
• Artist Alley will be located at the World Congress Center inside Building C

     285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW

     Atlanta, GA 30313

Artist Alley Times: Please note that these times are tentative and may be subject to change.

Wednesday

9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Set-Up

10:00PM Exhibit Hall Closed

Thursday

10:00AM Dealers Room Setup 
11:55AM Open to AWA Staff Only
12:00PM Exhibit Hall Opens
8:00PM Exhibit Hall Closes

Friday

8:00AM Dealers Room Setup
9:55AM Open to AWA Staff Only
10:00AM Exhibit Hall Opens
7:00PM Exhibit Hall Closes

Saturday

8:00AM Dealers Room Setup
9:55AM Open to AWA Staff Only
10:00AM Exhibit Hall Opens
7:00PM Exhibit Hall Closes

Sunday

8:00AM Dealers Room Setup
9:55AM Open to AWA Staff Only
10:00AM Exhibit Hall Opens
5:00PM Exhibit Hall Closes

Sign-in and initial setup will begin on Wednesday, December 17th, from 9AM to 10PM  just inside the loading bay doors. The Exhibit Hall is not open to attendees on this day. Tables not claimed by 9:30AM on Thursday will be given to another artist an payment will not be refunded or transferred.  Take-down will begin at 4PM on Sunday December 21st and last until 6PM. You must vacate your table and have your area completely clean by 6PM. Failure to remove all items will result in a $250 cleaning fee. During load-in, please unload all materials at the loading dock, then remove your vehicle from the loading area before setting up your table. Likewise, at load-out, please pack all your materials and have them ready to be packed into your vehicle before bringing your vehicle to the loading dock.

Table Pricing

Each table costs $750, includes a 8ft x 8ft space, a 6-foot table, 2 chairs, and 2 exhibitor badges. Each artist may only have 1 table in order to maximize the number of artists accepted to the alley. Artist may purchase up to two additional badges for $100 each, either with their table or at the convention.

Payment Options:

All payments must be online. Once your application has been received and approved you will be notified when payment will be taken.

Covid 19:

COVID19 Policies are TBA. If you are unable to get vaccinated due to personal reasons please take extra precautions to avoid getting sick. Exhibitors must follow all sanitation protocols established for the convention such as wearing a mask and using hand sanitizer. We will provide updates via email and on our website leading up to the event as our policies chance over the next year. AWA is not responsible in any manner for any risks related to COVID-19 in connection to the event. The World Health Organization gas classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic and the COVID-19 is a highly contagious and dangerous disease, and that contact with the virus that causes COVID-19 may result in significant personal injury or death regardless of vaccination status.

18+ Policy: For outside of Section

     All images and merchandise must ensure no lewd or sexually explicit content is visible. "Lewd" is defined as any content that is sexually suggestive, indecent, or intended to cause sexual arousal. This policy includes but not limited to following: adult material, Nudity and partial nudity (For the purposes of this provision, the following definitions apply:• Nudity means total absence of clothing or covering for the human body.• Partial nudity means exposure of the female breast or the exposure of the male or female pubic area or buttocks.) sexually suggestive poses, excessive gore, or excessive violence, and pornography or otherwise excessive sexuality (hentai, yaoi, yuri,) as it pertains to art. These include both artistic and photographic types. This policy applies to both visual artwork and physical merchandise. Non-lewd explicit content may be allowed, but if your product doesn’t meet these guidelines, you must modify it to ensure compliance from all angles. Temporary fixes like Post-it notes are not allowed. Any product that doesn’t meet these standards must be hidden from public view and cannot be accessible to minors. Artwork can be in a binder or portfolio folder and handed to customers once ID has been verified. Merchandise items such as erotic body pillows, wall scrolls, etc.  must be sold in a similar manner as artwork. A catalog binder with images of the items available for sale can be handed to customers once ID has been verified. Photo ID is still required to be able to view and access these items outside of the curtained area. Should a vendor be caught disregarding this new policy they will be given a single warning. Upon second instance, they will be asked to close the shop immediately and leave at the end of the day.

     To accommodate this new policy AWA has created a new 18+ section that will be curtained off from public domain. This curtained area is part of the main exhibit hall and will obscure any material from view from the outside area. Any material sold in the 18+ section has open sell and does not require censorship. Government issued photo ID will be required as proof of age to be able to enter this age restricted area. Photo ID is still required to be able to view all age restricted material outside of the 18+ section.

Cancellations:

Tables cannot be refunded but may be transferred to the following year on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us at artistalley@awa-con.com if you have registered and will be unable to attend the 2025 show. No transfers will be allowed after November 1st, 2025.

Anime Weekend Atlanta Hotels:

The official hotels of AWA can be found at https://awa-con.com/about/hotels/ and includes information on how to book your hotel with our special con rate.

Portfolio Guidelines:

1. Your portfolio should be YOUR portfolio. We allow for collaborations with other artists but these be clearly identifies as such.
2. Your portfolio must consist of at least 12 pictures or examples or your art
3. Your portfolio must include a picture/drawing of your display
4. Your portfolio show be available at a single url (Tumblr, Facebook, or Photobucket are not accepted)
5. Please make sure your portfolio stays online thru October 1st, 2025. 

2025 Artist Exhibition Contract Terms and Conditions

This Document forms the basis of an agreement between AWA, LLC, and the artists who wish to sell merchandises or services at Anime Weekend Atlanta, herein known as "artist". AWA, LLC is the host organizer and promoter of entertainment conventions and services. Artists in the business of buying and selling certain printed, audio, visual material hereinafter designated as the Property identified and described as follows: comic books, magazines, and other materials associated with Film/Motion picture, Animations, Comics, Manga, Video Games and all associated periodicals with in stated and unstated genres. The term AWA LLC shall be termed to mean the individual or individuals assigned by the CEO of AWA LLC as Artist Alley Liaisons. Artist shall be fully responsible to pay for any and all damages to property owned by the Georgie World Congress Center or AWA LLC or their owners or managers, which result from any act or omission of Artist. Artist agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless, GWCC, AWA LLC, and their respective owners, managers officers or directors agents, employees, subsidiaries, and affiliates from any damages or charges resulting from Artist's use of the property. Artists' liability shall include, without limitation, all losses, costs, damages, or expenses arising from or out of or by reason of any accident or bodily injury or other occurrences to any person or persons, including the Exhibitor, its agents, employees, and business invitees which arise from or out of the Exhibitor's occupancy and use of the exhibition premises, hotel or any part thereof.  

1. Only individual artists may bend in our Artist Alley. Artist may sell their own works and those they collaborated with other artists to create but may not display or sell the works of other artists. While digital artwork is accepted. AI artwork is not allowed.
2. Each table shall have a fixed cost: US $450.00 fir a standard table or $750.00 for a Pro table. Standard table comes with 2 exhibitor badge. Pro Table comes with 2 exhibitor badges.
3. You cannot purchase a table without a completed application.
4. We encourage the sale of any products featuring your own creations, commissioned and hand-drawn works, unique handmade items, fanzines, and similar items.
5. All convention, local, state, and federal rules will apply while in the Artist Alley. If you break any of the convention rules you will be dealt with in an appropriate manner. If you break an laws, expect to have to deal with law enforcement and possible prosecution. We will not protect you if you break the law.
6. Overly loud music, videos, etc.. will is not to be permitted. If the amount of sound that you, your table or anything related to you or your table is found to be disruptive you will only be given one warning to turn down the volume before we as you to leave. 
7. If you want to have a giveaway or any other activity that might draw a crowd, please let our crew know ahead of time so that we can assist with any possible line forming and crowding issues. Crowding becomes a problem when it begins to block the thoroughfares between fables becoming a fire hazard.
8. Artist shall not display material which is deemed offensive or inappropriate may be ejected without warning and without refund. Furthermore, artist shall not sell any offensive or inappropriate materials to minors who are under the age of eighteen (18) years of age. Please see our 18+ policy above for details. Artist who sell such materials to minors shall be ejected without warning and without refund. Failure to comply is immediate grounds for ejection without warning and without refund. 
9. AWA reserves the right to remove you from the Artist Alley for any reason the AWA LLC deems reasonable.
10. Any display must be stable and no taller than 8 feet in height.
11. Displays can be placed behind the table, but may not extend beyond the 6-foot width of the table , including supports even if the table is on the end of a row.
12. Selling food is prohibited.
13. Weapons of any sort may only be sold to attendees at least 18 years old and must be secured in a sealed box before they leave your table. Additional rules and restrictions may be added at any time as deemed necessary by AWA, LLC or local law enforcement.
14. Someone with an exhibitor's badge should always be present at your table during the open hours of the hall.
15. All exhibitors are expected to be set up and open for business while the exhibit hall is open to attendees. If you arrive late or pack up early, you will not be invited to vend with us in the future. Please make travel plans, including flights and room arrangements, accordingly.
16. Only the individual who signs this contract is authorized to receive the table and will be required to show ID.
17. AWA reserves the right to take pictures of artists and booth setups and use them for marketing and promotional purposes.
18. Artist is responsible for their assistants or anyone using their credentials. Artist agrees individuals using credentials bought under this agreement will be subject to this agreement in its entirety.
19. Artist releases, waives, discharges, and agrees not to sue AWA LLC and its officers, directors, employees, members, volunteers, contractors, representatives, owners, affiliates, agents, successors, and assigns from any and all damages, injuries, losses, liability, claims, causes of action, litigation, or demands, including but not limited to those for personal injury, sickness, or death, as well as property damages and expenses, of any nature whatsoever which may be incurred, directly or indirectly, now or in the future, in any way related to COVID-19 and in connection with participation in the event.